ENTIRE YouTube Studio on ONE Light Stand - MAXIMIZE Your Video Space

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I've taken inspiration from other youtubers and traded in my many, many tripods that used to flood my studio space for a single light stand that holds everything I need! Check out this video to see how I did it!
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[@carlosjoelgarcia3200]

It is incredibly professional and respectful when you acknowledge and mention what peers gave you the inspiration and original idea. Caleb who has contributed incredible ideas and Peter with a lower price option. My props to you and JUST FOR THAT!! I will subscribe. Cheers.

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Thanks Carlos! Definitely gotta give credit where credit is due!

[@ThreeTwentyTech]

This is really amazing since I don't have much space to film within my house. Having EVERYTHING on one stand is simply... priceless!

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Right?? Allows for more space to fit in your image and not be taken up by stands

[@nonsolophotoshop]

I love this solution!

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Thanks non solo!

[@StockPlug_]

Awesome growth keep grinding you deserve it 🌎🚀

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Thanks B Hayes! 🙏🏻

[@CNoel]

Great video Ben! Can't wait until you hit 100k subs!

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Thanks Christian! And same! 🙌🏻

[@Tacotuesdayyy]

Definitely trying this out!🙌🏻 Love your videos brother 🔥🔥

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Go for it! It’s awesome :)

[@CaitlinImbimbo]

This is awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Thanks for watching Cait!

[@SceptrePotter]

Epic content as always, Ben. Really helps out others🔥

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Thanks Sceptre! Appreciate the feedback and encouragement 🔥

[@SceptrePotter]

@@benjohnsoncreative My pleasure

[@SarahNicholls]

This is so helpful, thank you!

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Glad it was helpful!

[@adityakumarruhela8273]

Your videos is outstanding , i always wait your videos ♥️

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Thanks Aditya! Means a lot! 🙏🏻

[@danielmahathir4001]

nice! tat is really leveling up.super ben. always love to see ur behind the scenes.what a dream setup. will keep this in mind but for now need to work with what i aready have. super video ben. liked and shared

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Thanks Daniel! For sure keep rocking with what you have 🤘🏻

[@RobertGossCreator]

Great job Ben saves so much space with is very critical as a creator

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Right?! It’s all about the space!

[@saswatsanskarsahoo6807]

Worth it to become a subscriber of The Ben Johnson channel. I love there is no more informative video like Ben Johnson have..

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Thanks so much Saswat! I appreciate your support! 🙏🏻

[@with_ihsan]

Great, love it

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Thanks Ihsan!! 🙏🏻

[@MaloneMusik]

This is soooo dope!

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@josemocha]

Great video! My journey started because of your videos! Much appreciated insight.

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Awesome Christopher! Thanks for watching and sharing! Appreciate the support! Keep crushing it!

[@a_humdinger]

amazing. Wow. Incredible content. Saves me so much time researching

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Awesome glad it helps!

[@webunlocked]

wowowo, you guys are such am inspiration for beginners!

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Thanks web!

[@FeelFreetoEdit]

Hey Ben! You're doing a great content . Keep on moving to milestones!

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Thanks, and challenge accepted! 😊

[@FeelFreetoEdit]

@@benjohnsoncreative This is a motivation from India

[@ProductiveCo]

This is awesome. Thank you.

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Thanks for watching!

[@nicolasferney]

Ok Ben. Now I want to build something exactly like this. This is awesome.

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Haha thanks Nicolas! It’s a game changer for sure!

[@PatrickSipperly]

Thanks for sharing this! You gained another subscriber and I got some great ideas.

[@DailywithKC]

This is amazing! I wonder if I was only filming with my phone camera, would the set up be less ?

[@benjohnsoncreative]

It would be different - check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4HHgYuXpbBgbJosi=rYCddQSIhHbPJmEq

[@matthewojars]

You are such an incredible man !!! 🔥🔥🔥 I would love to learn more from you on a personal basis.

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Thanks Matthew! I’ve got lots of tutorials on the channel to learn from

[@carolinealmonte]

I’m about to buy all of this 🔥🔥

[@benjohnsoncreative]

You’ll love it 🔥

[@HeyQuinton]

Great stuff as always, Ben!

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Thanks Quinton! 🙏🏻

[@HeyQuinton]

@@benjohnsoncreative Not a problem - what is your secondary camera?

[@benjohnsoncreative]

I have a Sony a7iii, an a7sii, a zv1, and two a6300s in the studio :) You can see why ive got so many in this video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHKue5upgJmWla8

[@HeyQuinton]

@@benjohnsoncreative Thanks Ben! If you want to drop an affiliate link for the A6300, Id be happy to support as I am in the market for anyways as a b camera! Dont see it in your above links.

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Here you go: amzn.to/3uP1nns 😎

[@banheiradeconhecimento]

Hi Ben, my name is Adriano, I'm from Brazil, I really enjoy your videos and I really admire the style of lighting you use in your studio, I'm going to start a channel here and I'm going to follow your guidelines very closely... Success and a big hug here from Brazil!

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Congrats on the channel!

[@StephaneGallay]

Cool contraption. I may not use one myself, but I sure picked up a trick or two to improve my own setup.

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Awesome Stéphane, that’s the goal! Not every vid will apply directly but looking for tips and tricks along the way is the best way to consume content!

[@ZacSopak]

Yo! This thing slaps! 👋🏻 Such a cool idea! 🔥

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Haha thanks Zac! It was fun to make!

[@zedl]

Hi Ben! This is great, thank you for sharing. Have you made any other changes to your setup that you would recommend?

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Still pretty much using this one! I actually took the monitor off because I got a new cam with the flip out screen (a7c)

[@curtasoo2134]

Genius

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Thanks Curtasoo!

[@coffeesomething]

thanks for inspiration! studio is about to get a makeover and threre'll be a youtube corner to avoid transforming my kitchen every time :) I like the audio solution, a lot more easy then a mic, cables, recorder….

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Ah yes having a go to easy to set up space will be nice!

[@alphaartisan]

That intro music has me turning up the volume.

[@benjohnsoncreative]

🎶

[@60Buy]

Hello Ben!!! As always very useful, but it’s not for beginner on KZbin. Thank you for doing very helpful videos for us

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Not all my content is for beginners :)

[@60Buy]

​@@benjohnsoncreative I know. 😊 Now I'm beginner. But someday I'll be expert on creating video content and I'll come back to this video and watch it again. Anyway, Ben you are doing great job. You are inspiring and making more easy lifes of video content creators.

[@Iamjamaalwesley]

im a channel watching spree videos are so resourceful man! thanks

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Thanks Jay!

[@sabahart1313]

Hi Ben can you make a video for people who need lighting set up on the go?

[@benjohnsoncreative]

What type of projects will you be doing?

[@user-sw8gl7lq4j]

i was here before 100k views :) thank you

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Thanks for watching :)

[@DrApplesauce]

I really dig this. I saw peters video too. Your setup is a bit more… normal? I felt like his was SUPER pro. Trying to figure out how I can adapt this for a dual camera rig with a top down shot.

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Haha I appreciate that! I like keeping it simple :) That’s a really interesting idea! I think you could do it though if you use a strong enough and long enough friction arm

[@maxlee8482]

Great idea! Are you interested in TWS speaker reviews?

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Interested in watching them or doing them?

[@maxlee8482]

@@benjohnsoncreative How about creating a review video? We are brand looking for collaboration.

[@akvenkat]

Awesome video. Can you mount a Aputure 300 D with a light dome 2 as the key light on top of this set up?

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Theoretically yes you should be able to it can hold a ton of weight

[@kylecastromusic]

Incredible video as always. Any iPHone 15 clamps/attachments you can recommend to make this iPhone centric vs Camera?

[@CaptZenPetabyte]

Thank you for sharing. Id love to make something like that but I use a teleprompter & trying to fit that in is quite difficult

[@benjohnsoncreative]

I’m sure you could attach it somehow!

[@LuisCongdon]

If you were just starting, but easily had the budget would you start with this setup? Or would say - start w iPhone, a lapel mic, and tripod (it’s what I have). But I tend to like to buy the right thing for longer term success…but also have a tendency to buy too much.

[@benjohnsoncreative]

What iPhone do you have? Anything newer than a 12 will work just fine for most things. If you're struggling with consistency, it's probably best to work with what you have for now until you've got a good and reliable content creation method. If you're already consistent in creating than for the upgrade!

[@krystal5086]

This is dope setup! If you don’t mind my asking what’s the link to the clamp that’s holding the tube light?

[@benjohnsoncreative]

The tube lights in this video are just set on shelves, the bar lights (vertical) are screwed on to light stands via 1/4 inch threads

[@krystal5086]

@@benjohnsoncreative thanks!

[@denson28y]

Thanks for the great video Ben... Where can we get the small display screen that you're using / what is the make and model of it? Thanks in advance. Peace, Love, and Happiness!!! 🙃

[@benjohnsoncreative]

This is the monitor I use: amzn.to/3Tj3ygC

[@denson28y]

@@benjohnsoncreative Thanks Ben! 🤙🏾

[@brianslater289]

Idk if you could cover this, but could u do a tutorial on getting rid of back ground noise/noise dampening? I might have to record in a basement where our furnace always kicks on 10 feet away, also people walking upstairs makes a lot of noise as well. How do u record audio where it picks up just your voice/instrument? (I have a shure mv88+ mic)

[@benjohnsoncreative]

That’s a tough situation but this may help some: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIOUeaVom8SlebM

[@RohitSowmy]

Can you do more videos on things that ppl can easily afford?

[@benjohnsoncreative]

I’ve got lots, check the channel

[@avinashvj6545]

I will see it and respond rather than commenting here first or second....Ben bruh ❤️❤️

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Thanks for watching and responding!!

[@CircleHScuba]

@benjohnsoncreative so many of the items you recommended aren't available now. Can you update the links?

[@sublimeartifax3849]

Where did you get your neewer monitor?

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Amazon :)

[@Inusmpt]

i wanna know about iphone and effect for music video how to Perfect & DJI OM 4? I love your video editing tutorial and such a cool idea!!!

[@benjohnsoncreative]

You might like this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2GUY6mQg9qWrcU

[@Inusmpt]

@@benjohnsoncreative but about outside with how to effect?

[@justcarryonnow]

What is the price for everything except for the camera, lens and monitor? Pretty much the stands with all the mounts and light.

[@benjohnsoncreative]

All the links are in the description

[@AmanFoodHacks]

Good sir

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Thanks for watching Aman!

[@AmanFoodHacks]

@@benjohnsoncreative welcome

[@TheMasterAnalyst]

Hey man, for this setup what size camera lens would you recommend….25, 30 or 50mm?🙏🏻

[@benjohnsoncreative]

I use a 20mm and would recommend it

[@TheMasterAnalyst]

@@benjohnsoncreative thanks man, I’m looking at an f1.4 24mm, reckon I’ll be able okay with that on the one stand?

[@cdauterive1]

I have a small room and would like to start a channel. What’s the best and minimal setup? I have t7i, RGB strip lights around the room. What would you recommend using one stand and to clamped small lights

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Here check this video out it’s about lighting small rooms: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gp6alZuDbNCgnpY

[@cdauterive1]

Thx are there any smaller focus light you could recommend?

[@azpersonal]

Mountdog softbox is almost 150 pounds in the UK. Can I make do with a Raleno one for less than 50 pounds?

[@sirwarri4475]

It's difficult to finding this accessories to build this set up in my country, please how can you help me with it??

[@benjohnsoncreative]

I’m not sure what’s available in other countries

[@carlineparis9467]

How do you get different color on the wall without shadows, I have yellow walls when I put the light on it create a white shadow on the wall how can I fix that problem?

[@benjohnsoncreative]

This should help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKDIZapreb6ioZo

[@AJCoReTV]

🎉

[@jamesl.223]

I built one of these following Caleb's original video, the one thing that people do not think about (or I didnt) is it is ONLY good if you want to use a VERY wide angle lens or have your head take up the whole screen, because the light is right next to the camera you can not really get your whole upper body in the shot without the light being in wrong place, and adding a microphone makes this problem even worse. The solution?? Leave the camera out of it, just get a light tripod and that way your light and microphone are on one stand and its super convenient.

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Or just shoot with a wide lens and it’s all convenient :)

[@god0t]

Or mount it oppositve of each other? That should work aswell, no?

[@devanwoodruff7289]

I better not see any dislikes on this video

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Haha thanks Devan!

[@deanzenas.]

Hey Ben, thank you for making this video. How are movies edited and renderd ? I've recently downloaded a 1hr 30mins movie. I've downloaded the highest quality available (1080p) and it's size was just 1.24GB But I recorded a 10mins video with my smart phone and the size was 1.11 GB and it was raw footage! Please clear my doubt Thank you.

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Great question! In short, the raw video footage is always a lot bigger than the final output especially for web size uploads like KZbin :) For example, this video of mine that you watched was around 3gb at the final Export, but the raw footage for it was close to 100gigs If you want to see how to store all that footage check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZeXdmCvo5h6ZtU

[@deanzenas.]

@@benjohnsoncreative Thank you Ben, but movies longer than your videos and how is it possible to manage this with a smaller size???

[@benjohnsoncreative]

It’s all in the exporting, when you export a video there are a lot of factors like resolution and bit rate that will determine the size

[@deanzenas.]

@@benjohnsoncreative can you pls make a short on THE PERFECT BITRATE while exporting

[@benjohnsoncreative]

@@deanzenas. there’s not really such a thing, it all depends on what your final delivery is, but if you are doing things for KZbin, they have articles on what they recommend :)

[@TheThinkersBible]

Fantastic. It's a real pleasure and education to see how someone thoughtful can take a truly great idea and make it even better. Kudos, and thanks for sharing this, I'm looking for exactly this kind of setup and plan to try it.

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Midilajibrahim]

Hello 🤩

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Hey Midilaj!

[@brentbeatty4171]

I have 2 drones also as of now

[@MCPTech]

Fun fact : This man replies for every comment

[@benjohnsoncreative]

I try to!

[@MCPTech]

@@benjohnsoncreative 😲thanks

[@activemusickid]

This looks like a fish-eye lens view… Can you extend the microphone out so you can stand further back?

[@ItsTempK]

Could I possibly pay you to construct this? 👀

[@benjohnsoncreative]

😅 I don’t know how I’d manage to ship it…. But it’s really easy to assemble once you’ve got all the parts. Everything is linked in the description!

[@thephotographerdiaries]

Didn't Pete Make this video already?

[@benjohnsoncreative]

Yes, and so did Caleb Pike from DSLR video shooter, shoutouted out both of them in the video. this is just my own version.

[@thephotographerdiaries]

@@benjohnsoncreative Damn I guess I would of known that if I watched the whole video hahaha Cool Build Man.

[@ZakCooperPhotography]

A lot of these products that you have linked are now expired as a heads up. Was hoping to mimic your setup but with expired links it's hard + you're missing out on affiliate purchases. Cheers & thanks anyways

[@mayufitcook]

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[@benjohnsoncreative]

You WIN! 🏆